as in corrupting
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward
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Recent Examples of subverting
The film examines how boundaries are inscribed and looks to plants as models for subverting systems of control.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The Hacks star, 34, made a statement with her arrival to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, subverting the event's formal dress code.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
On the one hand, he has been accused of possibly subverting the rules to give his team an advantage over theirs.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The term went viral on TikTok to describe conventionally attractive women who attempt to seem quirky or relatable by subverting typically feminine behavior.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
But they are built on improving, rather than subverting, what players expect from a genre.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
My favorite thing about playing her is subverting that expectation over the course of her journey in the show, as sort of my emotional catharsis.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Nassi noted that many security researchers assume that subverting LLMs with promptware requires an attacker with serious expertise, massive GPU power, or both.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The Hacks star, 34, made a statement with her arrival to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, subverting the event's formal dress code.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
On the one hand, he has been accused of possibly subverting the rules to give his team an advantage over theirs.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The term went viral on TikTok to describe conventionally attractive women who attempt to seem quirky or relatable by subverting typically feminine behavior.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
But they are built on improving, rather than subverting, what players expect from a genre.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
My favorite thing about playing her is subverting that expectation over the course of her journey in the show, as sort of my emotional catharsis.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Nassi noted that many security researchers assume that subverting LLMs with promptware requires an attacker with serious expertise, massive GPU power, or both.
—PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subverting
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Abbie blames Leila for corrupting her, for using her as a life raft after the death of her sister, and Leila’s heart breaks, leading her to agree to participate in the Leap ceremony the next day.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Carbon capture challenges Hiegel explained that carbon capture remains hindered by high energy demands, poor flexibility with industrial loads, costly infrastructure requirements, and health and safety risks from degrading chemicals, all of which slow its adaptability.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over time, these substances may infiltrate groundwater, creating serious long-term health concerns, degrading habitats, and endangering communities that rely on those resources.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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If the economy is not weakening, but strengthening, the outlook for inflation could tilt higher.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Equal-weight consumer discretionary has been under a bit of pressure, with restaurant and travel names weakening, and is now clearly underperforming the broad market on a one-year basis.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cleaver's Fifth District, which encompasses much of Kansas City, will be split across three different districts, diluting Democratic voting strength by incorporating Republican-leaning rural areas.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, an otherwise strong voting bloc can be marginalized by splintering its voters among several districts, thereby diluting its impact.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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What’s desperately needed, Sisti said, are comprehensive investments in mental health — Housing First programs, funding to build up a mental health care workforce, and an easily accessible and coordinated system of voluntary treatment that prevents people from deteriorating on the streets.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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In January, construction resumed to close a 100-foot gap and replace a deteriorating border fence in the southwestern area of Friendship Park, located between Playas de Tijuana and Imperial Beach.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Krishna discovers that Kaliya is living beneath the surface of a local pond and poisoning its waters with his venom.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said Boytsov is also accused of poisoning his wife, who is one of the deceased, with the alcohol.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Subverting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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